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  • Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Ukraine's Navy Artillery Destroying 13 Russian Warships In The Black Sea

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    Does a Facebook video show the Ukrainian navy destroying "13 Russian warships in the Black Sea"? No, that's not true: The clip recycles old unrelated footage of Russian -- not Ukrainian -- ships in action. More importantly, the video never discusses the 13 "destroyed" ships mentioned in the caption -- the narrator only says that those are "on high alert."…

    • Aug 18, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Ukraine's Navy Artillery Destroying 13 Russian Warships In The Black Sea Old Footage
  • Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Israel Destroying The Russian Nuclear Submarine Kazan

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    Does a video posted on Facebook prove that Israel destroyed one of Russia's nuclear submarines, the Kazan? No, that's not true: The clip contains an image of a different submarine, and there have been no credible reports about any Russian submarines being attacked, damaged or destroyed by Israel as of August 9, 2022. The claim originated in a video published…

    • Aug 9, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Israel Destroying The Russian Nuclear Submarine Kazan Not Attacked
  • Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Russian Defense Ministry Guesthouse Being Attacked

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    Does a video shared on Facebook and YouTube show a guesthouse of the Russian ministry of defense under attack? No, that's not true: The clip reuses shots of a fire in a Moscow residential building that took place more than a week earlier, and there is no evidence it has ever been used by the Russian military as a guesthouse.…

    • Aug 5, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Russian Defense Ministry Guesthouse Being Attacked Residential
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence That Putin Is Preparing To Flee Russia 'Should He Be Defeated In Ukraine'

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    Is Russian President Vladimir Putin preparing to "flee Russia should he be defeated in Ukraine"? As of August 2, 2022, there is no publicly available evidence that such plans are in place. The post making that claim cites a Telegram channel that says it has access to Kremlin insiders, but provides no proof that is the case. The story appeared…

    • Aug 2, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: NO Evidence That Putin Is Preparing To Flee Russia 'Should He Be Defeated In Ukraine' No Evidence
  • Fact Check: UK Has NOT Sent Warships To Black Sea To Attack Russian Submarines As Of July 25, 2022

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    Did the United Kingdom send warships to the Black Sea to attack Russian submarines during the 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict as of July 25, 2022? No, that's not true: No credible reports suggest that the Royal Navy sent warships or attacked Russian submarines in the Black Sea. Also, the images in this video post are taken from an article that instead…

    • Jul 25, 2022
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: UK Has NOT Sent Warships To Black Sea To Attack Russian Submarines As Of July 25, 2022 Just Tracking
  • Fact Check: Russia Did NOT Destroy 2 HIMARS On July 6, 2022

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    Did Russia destroy two U.S.-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) operated by Ukrainian forces on July 6, 2022? No, that's not true: Kyiv immediately refuted the claim, and two weeks later, the Pentagon confirmed that all 12 HIMARS that had already been shipped to Ukraine at that point were still intact. The claim started to circulate on social media…

    • Jul 22, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Russia Did NOT Destroy 2 HIMARS On July 6, 2022 No Proof
  • Fact Check: Zelenskyy Was NOT Rushed To Hospital, Was NOT In Intensive Care On July 21, 2022

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    Was Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rushed to a hospital on July 21, 2022, and placed in intensive care? No, that's not true: Radio stations that had aired such reports had been hacked, and Zelenskyy himself proved that he was fine by posting a new video on Instagram. In his video, Zelenskyy said, in part, "... here I am in the…

    • Jul 21, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Zelenskyy Was NOT Rushed To Hospital, Was NOT In Intensive Care On July 21, 2022 In Office
  • Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Explosion In City Of Shakhty In Russia On July 19, 2022

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    Does a Facebook video show the consequences of a Ukrainian missile attack on the Russian city of Shakhty on July 19, 2022? No, that's not true: The clip consists of footage from the Luhansk Oblast in Ukraine and more-than-decade-old images of prewar Russian wildfires. The video was published on Facebook on July 19, 2022, under the title "BIG EXPLOSION." It…

    • Jul 21, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Explosion In City Of Shakhty In Russia On July 19, 2022 Wrong Location
  • Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Ukraine Attacking Kerch Strait Bridge in Crimea

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    Did Ukraine attack the Kerch Strait Bridge, connecting the annexed Crimean Peninsula to Russian territories, on July 13, 2022? No, that's not true: The video that makes such a claim does not include a single shot capturing such an attack. Instead, it contains multiple pre-war and unrelated images. There were no indications as of this writing that the bridge had…

    • Jul 20, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Ukraine Attacking Kerch Strait Bridge in Crimea Old Pictures
  • Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Ukrainian Or NATO Planes Bombing Russia On July 14, 2022

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    Does a Facebook video show Ukrainian and NATO planes bombing Russia on July 14, 2022, resulting in a gigantic blaze? No, that's not true: The video manipulates information and uses irrelevant images. The claim was posted on Facebook on July 14, 2022. It did not contain any references to the time or dates of the purported events discussed in the…

    • Jul 18, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Ukrainian Or NATO Planes Bombing Russia On July 14, 2022 Manipulation
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